#The Adventures of Sam Spade

[tomcherryoldtimeradioshow]

Get ready for some adventures on Tom Cherry’s Old Time Radio Show on June 24, 2023 at 3:00 pm! The fun starts with The Adventures of Sam Spade and continues with The Adventures of Giraffe Man! A lucky audience member will get a chance to play It Pays to Be Ignorant and Katy Wolfe will sing!

Featuring the talents of Sean Orlosky, Bob Green, Katy Wolfe, Jeff Shull, Jeff Rapkin, Larry Beck and Debby Girtman with soundman Cliff Lowe and special guest star, Todd Terrell!

That’s June 24 at 3:00 pm at the Farmland Community Center (100 N. Main St, Farmland, Indiana)! Tickets are just a dollar! For more information, please call 765-468-7631. 

Radio fun for everyone!

Photograph by Cindy Lowe

[yyokkki]

Life as a corporate slave has you worked to the bone. Burdened with expectations from your boss, coworkers and family, you recall a faint childhood memory lost to years of data entry and drafting.

You remember the three weird uncles who'd hang out in your attic everyday at 3AM. How they'd left you an envelope before disappearing, telling you to open it up if a time ever came that you felt lost.

And so, deed in hand, you booked the next bus available and made your way over to Night Raven Valley with nothing but yourself and the clothes on your back.

What adventures await you as you farm, mine, fight and acquaint yourself with the eccentric yet strangely endearing inhabitants of the valley?

Starring:

Heartslabyul

Riddle Rosehearts as the Posh Lawyer

Pixel Art by multifandomlazywriter!

Trey Clover as the Homely Baker

Pixel Art by multifandomlazywriter!

Cater Diamond as the Bubbly Magicam Influencer

Clothing Ask

Art by sheepwater!

Ace Trappola as the Troublemaking Carpenter

Deuce Spade as the Trying-His-Best Mechanic

Savanaclaw

Leona Kingscholar as the Grumpy Unemployed But Rich Guy

Ruggie Bucchi as the Sneaky Odd Job Runner

Jack Howl as the Prickly Botanist

Octavinelle

Azul Ashengrotto as the Shady Saloon Owner

Jade Leech as the Shady Secretary

Floyd Leech as the Shady Security Guard

Scarabia

Kalim Al-Asim as the Cheerful Ranch Owner

Jamil Viper as the Dead-Inside Caretaker

Pomefiore

Vil Schoenheit as the Pompous Celebrity

Rook Hunt as the Scary Hunter

Epel Felmier as the Feral Apple Farmer

Ignihyde

Idia Shroud as the Vitamin D Deficient Game Developer

Ortho Shroud as the Local Sunshine Child

Diasomnia

Malleus Draconia as the Misunderstood Wizard

Lilia Vanrouge as the Adventurer's Guild Owner

Silver Vanrouge as the Sleepy Knight In Training

Sebek Zigvolt as the Overexcited Wizard Apprentice

Staff

Dire Crowley as the Scummy Town Mayor

Divus Crewel as the Dog Loving Scientist

Mozus Trein as the Cat Loving Librarian

Ashton Vargas as the Macho Guy Who Acts Like A Gym Trainer But Is Actually the Town Blacksmith

Sam as the Playful General Store Owner

Grim as the Weird Sewer Raccoon

The Ramshackle Ghosts as the Uncles Who Haunted Your Attic

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I don't think I'm the first one to come up with this AU but this is just my spin on it cuz I'm totally so normal about sdv and twst

I will be updating each character's general info/ headcanons slowly then maybe I'll move on to heart events for the datables (NRC students except Ortho)

All posts related to this au will be tagged #night raven valley

Asks/Requests are open for this AU

And do any of y'all have suggestions for loved/hated gifts for some of the characters? Some are obvious but I'm actually blank for some like damn I know their entire trauma but idk if they'd like malachite or not what am i supposed to do

Tag List (Interact with the linked post to be tagged in future updates mwah)

[adamnablelittledevil]

"There is Lestat, first and foremost, the author of four books of his life and his adventures comprising everything you could ever possibly want to know about him and some of us. Lestat, ever the maverick and the laughing trickster. Six feet tall, a young man of twenty when made, with huge warm blue eyes and thick flashy blond hair, square of jaw, with a generous beautifully shaped mouth and skin darkened by a sojourn in the sun which would have killed a weaker vampire, a ladies' man, an Oscar Wildean fantasy, the glass of fashion, the most bold and disregarding dusty vagabond on occasion, loner, wanderer, heart-breaker and wise guy, dubbed the "Brat Prince" by my old Master - yes, imagine it, my Marius, yes, my Marius, who did indeed survive the torches of the Roman Coven-dubbed by Marius the 'Brat Prince,' though in whose Court and by whose Divine Right and whose Royal Blood I should like to know. Lestat, stuffed with the blood of the most ancient of our kind, indeed the very blood of the Eve of our species, some five to seven thousand years the survivor of her Eden, a perfect horror who, emerging from the deceptive poetical title of Queen Akasha of Those Who Must Be Kept, almost destroyed the world. Lestat, not a bad friend to have, and one for whom I would lay down my immortal life, one for whose love and companionship I have ofttimes begged, one whom I find maddening and fascinating and intolerably annoying, one without whom I cannot exist.

[...]

But Lestat was calling. Lestat was, or so he claimed, afraid. I had to go. The last time he'd been in trouble, I hadn't been free to rush to his rescue. There is a story to that, but nothing as important as this one which I tell now. Now I knew that my hard-won peace of mind might be shattered by the mere contact with him, but he wanted me to come, so I went.

[...]

Of course I knew the very moment that he left this world. I felt it. I was in New York already, very near to him and aware that you were there as well. Neither of us meant to let him out of our sight if at all possible. Then came the moment when he vanished in the blizzard, when he was sucked out of the earthly atmosphere as if he'd never been there. Being his fledgling you couldn't hear the perfect silence that descended when he vanished. You couldn't know how completely he'd been withdrawn from all things minuscule yet material which had once echoed with the beating of his heart. I knew.

[...]

I didn't fear for Lestat, not really. I had no hopes for his adventure, except that he would appear sooner or later and tell us some fantastical yarn. It would be regular Lestat talk, for nobody aggrandizes as he does his preposterous adventures. This is not to say that he hasn't switched bodies with a human. I know that he has. This is not to say that he didn't wake our fearsome goddess Mother, Akasha; I know that he did. This is not to say that he didn't smash my old superstitious Coven to bits and pieces in the garish years before the French Revolution. I've already told you so. But it's the way he describes things that happen to him that maddens me, the way that he connects one incident to another as though all these random and grisly occurrences were in fact links in some significant chain. They are not. They are capers. And he knows it. But he must make a gutter theatrical out of stubbing his toe. The James Bond of the Vampires, the Sam Spade of his own pages! A rock singer wailing on a mortal stage for all of two hours and, on the strength of that, retiring with a slew of recordings that feed him filthy lucre still from human agencies to this very night. He has a knack for making tragedy of tribulation, and forgiving himself for anything and everything in every confessional paragraph he pens. I can't fault him, really. I cannot help but hate it that he lies now in a coma on the floor of his chapel here, staring into a self-contained silence, despite the fledglings that circle him for precisely the same reason as I did, to see for themselves if the blood of Christ has transformed him somehow and he does not represent some magnificent manifestation of the miracle of the Transubstantiation. But I'll come to that soon enough. I've ranted myself into a little corner. I know why I resent him so, and find it so soothing to hammer at his reputation, to beat upon his immensity with both my fists. He has taught me too much. He has brought me to this very moment, here, where I stand dictating to you my past with a coherence and calm that would have been impossible before I came to his assistance with his precious Memnoch the Devil and his vulnerable little Dora. Two hundred years ago he stripped me of illusions, lies, excuses, and thrust me on the Paris pavements naked to find my way back to a glory in the starlight that I had once known and too painfully lost. But as we waited finally in the handsome high-rise apartment above St. Patrick's Cathedral, I had no idea how much more he could strip from me, and I hate him only because I cannot imagine my soul without him now, and, owing him all that I am and know, I can do nothing to make him wake from his frigid sleep. But let me take things one at a time. What good is it to go back down now to the chapel here and lay my hands on him again and beg him to listen to me, when he lies as though all sense has truly left him and will never return. I can't accept this. I won't. I've lost all patience; I've lost the numbness that was my consolation. I find this moment intolerable."

THIS CHAPTER ISN'T OVER YET AND IT'S ALREADY PEAK INSANITY OMG

[girlfriendsofthegalaxy]

tuesday again 11/12/2024

this one's a bit short. i am now thirty and still unemployed (ten months this week) ://// if you enjoy the tuesdayposts and are not maxed out on your charitable donations for other causes (american healthcare access, healthcare access in other places, war relief, any number of other good causes) i am going to be $300 short for december rent. here is my paypal.

listening

listening to a lot of pete seeger, for my health. there are about one zillion recordings of Old Man Atom, all ever so slightly different. it starts off as a perky gee-whiz-science! tune and continues frog marching the listener along in an increasingly jaunty manner. it's

Then the cartel crowd put on a show To turn back the clock on the UNO To get a corner on atoms and maybe extinguish Every darned atom that can't speak English Down with foreign-born atoms! America for American atoms! I hold this truth to be self-evident That all men may be cremated equal!

it's very depressing to listen to early anti-nuclear protest songs and realize they hold even more true today! song's a bop tho!

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reading

the feds nabbed someone allegedly related to the semi-dire Snowflake data leaks that have been ongoing throughout the year (Santander Bank, AT&T, Ticket Master, Neiman Marcus, etc).

this guy has been a real thorn in krebs' side for a year or so and participates in some of the worst corners of the internet, which explains the adversarial nature of the writeup. i read through the whole thing going "yeah this guy is Very annoying but why is krebs so mad at him" and then got to the bottom section about other activities. italicized OH moment in real life but bad.

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watching

continuing noirvember with The Maltese Falcon (1941, dir. Huston).

The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 American film noir in which a San Francisco private detective deals with three unscrupulous adventurers, all seeking a jewel-encrusted falcon statuette.[3] Written and directed by John Huston[3] in his directorial debut, the film was based on the 1930 novel The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett and is a remake of the 1931 film of the same name.[4][5][6] It stars Humphrey Bogart as private investigator Sam Spade, Mary Astor as his femme fatale client, and as villains Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet.

i have two really snotty thoughts to get out of my brain: the modern letterboxed reviews like "i liked this but the homophobia ruined it" weak. all of you are WEAK.

and

i appreciate the work of the tumblrinas trying to queer this story in a more 2020s friendly way. however. sam spade canonically calls someone a slur for using cologne that he deems too feminine. the noir detective series you want is Philip Marlowe, who is at least homophobic in interesting and less physically violent ways.

anyway! gorgeous gorgeous movie. mary astor goes toe to fucking toe with bogey in every scene. a very frantic and frightened woman who is one jump ahead of the pathway crumbling behind her at all times. but she takes the jump and makes it! every time! except for the most important one!!!

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playing

having a normal one with 12 hours of powerwash simulator

new genshin update rapidly approacheth. there's a lot happening in this screenshot. accidentally careened right past this npc, with one bullet for the poor low-level slime in the background, floaty blue pet in tow. the npc wanted me to deliver something to her sister who is visible under the big tree in the background. i love early area spaghetti code.

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making

deep cleaned my house again bc i had people over for my birthday, which was a very lovely and very drunk evening of star wars on in the background while we played trivia. not how i expected to enter my thirties! i am not in the life circumstances i expected to be in my thirties, i do not have the life i expected to have in my thirties, etc. feeling a little maudlin and need to do crafts about it but also all the crafts in my home are not quite right!

[thevindicativevordan]

Comics on this awful week?

Absolute Superman #1 - I had a grim foreboding leading up to this week that this book was going to hit hard in part because of the result of the election. I take no joy in having been correct, even though I did love this. Maybe it's the aftermath of the election, but starting this off with a clear cut Champion of the Oppressed Superman makes me extremely happy. He's willing to fight and mess those Peacemakers up, but he retains the compassion we expect from heroic Supermen. Right now all I want to read is a power fantasy story about an underdog immigrant alien going up against an evil megacorp, and this book is delivering that in spades. I like how Aaron has flipped all the major foundational pieces of Superman and positioned them in the AU as weaknesses at first. Kal's farming upbringing on Krypton was the opposite of the idealized life he had in the mainstream universe. His shield, which was a symbol of hope for Krypton in the mainline, is instead a mark of shame on Krypton in the AU. But Aaron takes that and manages to make it a source of strength regardless for Superman. Clearly his low class status on Krypton is where he gets his affinity for outcasts on Earth. He wears the symbol of laborers proudly and gives it a new meaning. It's all great stuff, and clearly Aaron has something to say about our modern reality that I think is only going to get more hard hitting with Trump's re-election.

Cool to see Lois start off as an enemy as I expected. If you're going to take all of Superman's comforts, you can't leave his iconic love interest untouched! I'm betting Absolute Lois is a daddy's girl, that older guy might even be Sam Lane, and I don't think it will be love at first sight for Supes and her. I'm freaking hyped for Brainiac to be the first villain, Brainiac desperately needs stories that do more with him beyond having him try to bottle Metropolis, and Brainiac working for a megacorp is so unlike his mainline counterpart that I want to see where this goes. Glad he has the bottles, and one of them even appears to be Kryptonian as per norm. If Brainiac is *merely* working for R&D, who is the CEO of Lazarus? Could it be Kobra as I have speculated? Ultra-Humanite? Either one would be a cool choice. Absolute DC is now 3/3, I'm totally invested in seeing where this universe goes.

My Adventures With Superman #6 - A nice heartwarming wrap up to a sadly totally overlooked mini. My guy Bloodsport makes it through alive which gives me hope he could show up in future seasons of MAWS. This ends with Clark salvaging Amazo's core and teases that Amazo might get rebuilt in a new body. S2 ended with them likewise having an intact Brainiac core. I'm thinking this mini is foreshadowing that we will have a similar situation in S3 where Lex gets his hands on the core and builds Brainiac a new body (hopefully one more like his comic or DCAU appearance).

Action Comics #1074 - Henry's art improved! I liked his depiction of Krypton anyway. I'm warming up more and more to the main plotline. While I don't love Waid's take on the Phantom Zone, his take on Krypton is closely in line with what I think Krypton should be: technologically advanced while socially regressive. I loved that Kal was acknowledged as older than his own father, really adds to the tragedy of Krypton's death to have Jor and Lara die young. Kara's backup is good too, her new found robot friend makes me smile. No clue what's going on still!

Aliens vs. Avengers #2 - Not as full of twists as the first issue, but still prime Hickman.

Ultimates #6 - Wow I was completely wrong about who gets killed. Tony?!? I don't buy that he will stay dead mind you, but I did not see that coming. Alright my guess is either we're going to get an "Ultimate Vision" based on Tony's brainwaves, or that DoomReed is going to use the Immortus Engine to change Tony's fate.

[vorbarrsultana]

Lestat & books (TVL edition)

Featuring all works of literature mentioned in the text of The Vampire Lestat.

Mark Twain, mentioned without any specific works of his;

William Shakespeare, with "Macbet" being a particular favorite. "Tommorow, and tommorow, and tommorow" is also Lestat's favorite monologue to perform;

Henry Rider Haggard, a British novelist who wrote "King Solomon's Mines' and "Cleopatra";

Dashiell Hammet, "The Maltese Falcon" about the adventures of Sam Spades;

Poets of the Italian Renaissance: Francis Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio and Dante Alighieri are the most famous;

Charles Dickens ("A Tale of Two Cities", I imagine, or "Great Expectations". Post-trial Lestat might also like "A Christmas Carol")

Ernest Hemingway post-1930, possibly "For Whom the Bell Tolls", which seems to be his novel most in line with Lestat's taste in literature;

Denis Diderot, the Enlightenment philosopher and writer, co-creator & chief editor of The Encyclopédie, also wrote La Religieuse, a novel that featured very outspoken critique of the Catholic Church;

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who famously wrote "The Social Contract, or Principles of Political Right" & "Discorse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men", and was the main inspiration of the Jacobins during the French Revolution;

Voltaire, both as philosopher ("Letters concerning the English Nation", "Idées républicaines", etc.) and playwright ("Oedipus", "Iréne", "Socrate", etc.);

Pierre Corneille (a playwright: "Le Cid", "Horace", "Cinna" and "Polyeucte");

Jean-Baptiste Racine (another Classicist French playwright, author of "Alexandre le Grand", "Andromaque" & "Iphigénie");

Molière, yet another French playwright ("Don Juan, or, The Stone Banquet", "L'Amour médecin", "Psyché");

Whatever classics Lestat has read in Latin during his & Gabrielle's stay in Venice. She specifically mentioned Plutarch, Egyptian and Greek myths;

John Polidori, "The Vampyre";

Sheridan Le Fanu, "Carmilla";

And, with great distaste, Bram Stoker's "Dracula"

[meanstreetspodcasts]

BONUS - Give Thanks for Gumshoes

Happy Thanksgiving! For your listening pleasure as you travel, prepare the holiday meal, or just enjoy some well-deserved time off, here's an encore presentation of last year's Turkey Day special. It's a collection of Thanksgiving-themed mysteries starring some of my favorite old time radio detectives with a few special guests dropping in for some musical and comedic performances. 

We've got a pair of adventures of Casey, Crime Photographer - "After Turkey, the Bill" (originally aired on CBS on November 27, 1947), and "Holiday" (originally aired on CBS on November 25, 1948). Jack Webb encounters a modern-day Miles Standish and a turkey shoot more dangerous for man than bird in "The Pilgrim's Progress" from Jeff Regan, Investigator (originally aired on CBS on November 13, 1948). Bob Bailey stars in "Cause for Thanksgiving" from Let George Do It (originally aired on Mutual on November 20, 1950), and Steve Dunne stars as Sam Spade and helps save a Tom Turkey who walks on two legs in "The Terrified Turkey Caper" (originally aired on NBC on November 24, 1950). 

Check out this episode!

[two-of-them-tournament]

TWO OF THEM TOURNAMENT ROUND 1

Begins March 15 at noon EST. There will be 8 polls per day. Matchups under the cut.

DAY ONE

Troy Barnes & Abed Nadir (Community) VS Booster Gold & Ted Kord (DC Comics) WINNER: Troy & Abed!

Ingo & Emmet (Pokemon) VS Newton Geiszler & Hermann Gottlieb (Pacific Rim) WINNER: Ingo & Emmet!

Kagamine Rin & Len (Vocaloid) VS Sherlock Holmes & John Watson (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) WINNER: Holmes & Watson!

Sans & Papyrus (Undertale) VS Sun Wukong & Six-eared Macaque (LEGO Monkie Kid) WINNER: Sans & Papyrus!

Breekon & Hope (Magnus Archives) VS Ace Trappola & Deuce Spade (Twisted Wonderland) WINNER: Breekon & Hope!

Dipper & Mabel Pines (Gravity Falls) VS Achilles & Patroclus (Greek mythology) WINNER: Dipper & Mabel!

Mario & Luigi (Super Mario Bros) VS Ash Ketchum & Pikachu (Pokemon) WINNER: Mario & Luigi!

Jessie & James (Pokemon) VS Timon & Pumbaa (The Lion King) WINNER: Jessie & James!

DAY TWO

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern (Hamlet) VS Benson Mekler & Dave (Kipo) WINNER: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern!

Pippin Took & Merry Brandybuck (Lord of the Rings) VS Benton Fraser & Ray Kowalski (Due South) WINNER: Merry & Pippin!

Frodo Baggins & Samwise Gamgee (Lord of the Rings) VS Sailor Uranus & Sailor Neptune (Sailor Moon) WINNER: Frodo & Sam!

Aziraphale & Crowley (Good Omens) VS Finn & Jake (Adventure Time) WINNER: Finn & Jake!

Statler & Waldorf (The Muppet Show) VS Strong Bad & The Cheat (Homestar Runner) WINNER: Statler & Waldorf!

Bert & Ernie (Sesame Street) VS Vex'ahlia & Vax'ildan (Critical Role) WINNER: Bert & Ernie!

Sonic & Tails (Sonic the Hedgehog) VS Jadzia Dax (Star Trek) WINNER: Sonic & Tails!

Phineas & Ferb VS Carl Carlson & Lenny Leonard (The Simpsons) WINNER: Phineas & Ferb!

DAY THREE

Sam & Max VS Will Graham & Hannibal Lecter (NBC Hannibal) WINNER: Sam & Max!

Spongebob & Patrick (Spongebob Squarepants) VS Eddie Brock & Venom (Marvel Comics) WINNER: Spongebob & Patrick!

Wallace & Gromit VS The 10th Doctor & Donna Noble (Doctor Who) WINNER: Wallace & Gromit!

Geordi LaForge & Data (Star Trek) VS Frog & Toad WINNER: Frog & Toad!

Spock & Jim Kirk (Star Trek) VS Wug Test (Linguistics) WINNER: Spock & Kirk!

Bill S. Preston & Theodore Logan (Bill and Ted) VS Fireboy & Watergirl WINNER: Bill & Ted!

Nadja of Antipaxos & Laszlo Cravensworth (What We Do in the Shadows) VS Heinz Doofenshmirtz & Perry the Platypus (Phineas and Ferb) WINNER: Doofenshmirtz & Perry!

Nastya Rasputina & The Aurora (The Mechanisms) VS Harry DuBois & Kim Kitsuragi (Disco Elysium) WINNER: Harry & Kim!

DAY FOUR

Pinky & The Brain (Animaniacs) VS Scooby & Shaggy (Scooby-Doo) WINNER: Scooby & Shaggy!

Nico Di Angelo & Will Solace (Percy Jackson) VS Timmy & Tommy (Animal Crossing) WINNER: Timmy & Tommy!

Calvin & Hobbes VS Bunsen & Beaker (The Muppet Show) WINNER: Calvin & Hobbes!

Kris & Susie (Deltarune) VS Mercutio & Benvolio (Romeo and Juliet) WINNER: Kris & Susie!

Wirt & Greg (Over the Garden Wall) VS R2-D2 & C-3PO (Star Wars) WINNER: R2-D2 & C-3PO!

Mac McDonald & Charlie Kelly (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) VS Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde WINNER: Mac & Charlie!

Phoenix Wright & Maya Fey (Ace Attorney) VS John Doe & Arthur Lester (Malevolent) WINNER: Phoenix & Maya!

Legolas Greenleaf & Gimli (Lord of the Rings) VS Jedediah Smith & Gaius Octavius (Night at the Museum) WINNER: Legolas & Gimli!

RECAP

[most-stylish-competition]

Most Stylish Competition official bracket!

list under bracket since the image quality died

List:

Group1/2:

Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic series) VS. Sans (Undertale)

Mel Medarda (Arcane) VS. Sailor Pluto (Sailor Moon)

Kairi (Kingdom Hearts) VS. ENA (ENA)

Shinji Hirako (Bleach) VS. Kim Dokja (Omniscient Reader)

Gyorik "York" Rogdul (Drawtectives) VS. Eugene Finch (Drawtectives)

Elliot Goss (Search Party) VS. The Weird Guy (The Hollow)

Draculaura (Monster High) VS. Frankie Stein (Monster High)

Stede Bonnet (Our Flag Means Death) VS. Manfred Von Karma (Ace Attorney)

Group1:

Team Rocket (Pokémon) VS. winner of 1/2.1

Papyrus (Undertale) VS. Waluigi (Super Mario Bros)

Mettaton (Undertale) VS. Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid)

Cecil (Welcome to Nightvale) VS. Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way (My Immortal)

Winnie the Pooh (Winnie the Pooh) VS. Ryan Evans (High School Musical)

The Onceler (The Lorax) VS. Harry Dubois (Disco Elysium)

Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo) VS. Hunter (The Owl House)

Teruki "Teru" Hanazawa (Mob Psycho 100) VS. Shigeo Kageyama (Mob Psycho 100)

Group2:

Ciel Phantomhive (Black Butler) VS. winner of 1/2.2

Yor Forger (Spy x Family) VS. Morticia Addams (The Addams Family)

Miss Piggy (Muppets) VS. Rarity (My Little Pony)

Dr. Facilier (Princess and the Frog) VS. Yzma (Emperor's New Groove)

Marz (I Was A Teenage Exocolonist) VS. Scaramouche (Genshin Impact)

Lelouch (Code Geass) VS. Consul Valerius (Arcana)

Sensei Garmadon (Ninjago) VS. Taako (The Adventure Zone)

Mitsuba Sousuke (Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun) VS. Rias Gremory (High School DxD)

Group3:

Mizuki Akiyama (Project Sekai) VS. winner of 1/2.3

Alex Fierro (Magnus Chase) VS. Luz Noceda (The Owl House)

Pearl Houzuki (Splatoon) VS. Gumi (Vocaloid)

Dr. Starline (Sonic series) VS. Jinafire Long (Monster High)

Noctis Lucis Caelum (Final Fantasy XV) VS. Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank)

Frank N Furter (Rocky Horror Show) VS. Dean Pelton (Community)

Eddie Munson (Stranger Things) VS. Eleven Hopper (Stranger Things)

Gonzo (Muppets) VS. Gyro Zeppeli (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

Group4:

Carmen Sandiego (Carmen Sandiego) VS. winner of 1/2.4

Red Hood (DC Comics) VS. Nightwing (DC Comics)

Professor Venomous (OKKO Let's Be Heroes) VS. Noisemaster (Cucumber Quest)

Inspector Cabanela (Ghost Trick) VS. Shelby Presipence (Plainview)

Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney) VS. Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Coco Adel (RWBY) VS. Espresso Cookie (Cookie Run Kingdom)

Susie Greene (Curb Your Enthusiasm) VS. Boyd Crowder (Justified)

Al Calavicci (Quantum Leap) VS. The Obituary Writer (Death By Dying)

Group5:

Lewis Pepper (Mystery Skulls) VS. winner of 1/2.5

Kuranosuke Koibuchi (Princess Jellyfish) VS. Nana "Hachi" Komatsu (Nana)

Eda Clawthorne (The Owl House) VS. Lilith Clawthorne (The Owl House)

Darius Deamonne (The Owl House) VS. Sanji (One Piece)

Link (Zelda: Breath of the Wild) VS. Spock (Star Trek)

Apollo (Hades) VS. Zagreus (Hades)

Rhonda Wellington Lloyd (Hey Arnold) VS. Malfina (Conneticut Clark)

Kanaya Maryam (Homestuck) VS. Daphne Blake (Scooby-Doo)

Group6:

Steven Stone (Pokémon) VS. winner of 1/2.6

Yuki Rurikawa (Act! Addict! Actors!) VS. Nikki (Love Nikki Dress Up Queen)

Bruno Bucciarati (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) VS. Padme Amidala (Star Wars)

Zhongli (Genshin Impact) VS. Franziska Von Karma (Ace Attorney)

Klavier Gavin (Ace Attorney) VS. Saul Goodman (Better Call Saul)

Grillby (Undertale) VS. Spades Slick (Homestuck)

Prosciutto (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) VS. Kira Yoshikage (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

Mr. Compress (My Hero Academia) VS. Swatch (Deltarune)

Group7:

Loki (Marvel) VS. winner of 1/2.7

Castiel (Supernatural) VS. Aziraphale (Good Omens)

Hypnos (Hades) VS. Alucard (Castlevania)

Howl (Howl's Moving Castle) VS. Blitzo (Helluva Boss)

Blackbeard (Our Flag Means Death) VS. Anthony J. Crowley (Good Omens)

Luce (Drawfee) VS. Mac McDonald (Always Sunny)

Villager (Animal Crossing) VS. Blathers (Animal Crossing)

Jurgen (Sam & Max) VS. Rosemaster (Cucumber Quest)

Group8:

Joker (Persona 5) VS. winner of 1/2.8

Chuuya Nakahara (Bungou Stray Dogs) VS. Dazai Osamu (Bungou Stray Dogs)

The Doctor (Doctor Who series) VS. Sissel (Ghost Trick)

Professor Hershel Layton (Professor Layton) VS. King Dice (Cuphead)

Jolyne Cujoh (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) VS. Bayonetta (Bayonetta)

Samus (Metroid) VS. Velma (Scooby-Doo)

Harper Finkle (Wizards of Waverly Place) VS. Elle Woods (Legally Blonde)

Fran Fine (The Nanny) VS. Klaus Hargreeves (Umbrella Academy)

Good luck to everyone who's voting and have fun!

[broadcastarchive-umd]

#VoxPop The long-running radio program Vox Pop traveled around the country interviewing people from all walks of life. Occasionally, the tables were turned, and host Parks Johnson became the interviewee on local radio programs. 

On February 4, 1947, Vox Pop broadcast from the Tennis Club in Palm Springs, California, to highlight the history and culture of Palm Springs. While there, Parks Johnson and Warren Hull appeared on Palm Springs radio station KCMJ, which was celebrating its one-year anniversary. They were interviewed by KCMJ owner and announcer Dick Joy. Here they are shown with Dick Joy (right) and an unnamed boy on the porch of the station. 

This was a reunion of sorts. Joy had been Vox Pop’s announcer earlier in his career. He also announced other network radio programs such as the Danny Kaye Show, The Adventures of Sam Spade, Baby Snooks, and Dr. Kildare. After Joy sold the station in 1950,  he continued his work as a network announcer and worked at several Los Angeles area radio stations, including KHJ, KNX, and KFAC. He retired to Oregon, where he died in 1991 at the age of 75. 

Source: Parks Johnson collection on Vox Pop

[asirensrage]

Mise en Place - A "choose your own adventure" style fic - Part 4

Fandom: Punisher AU Rating: Mature Pairing: Billy Russo x OC Warnings: Dark!Fic, threats, murder, obsession, swearing, violence, blood, and likely more to be added... Summary: Nadine thought her biggest problem was helping to keep the restaurant she worked at afloat as the neighbourhood starts being bought out from under them. A chance meeting in an elevator with an old fling proves differently…

Notes: There's a lot of...blood in this chapter. Heed the warnings. The last vote had Billy winning by a landslide! Let's see what that leads too.

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3

previously: Nadine incapacitated the intruder...what now?

She looks around quickly, but the lights are still off and in the moment of facing the guy, she wasn’t really looking where she kicked her bag. It’s here. Somewhere. 

The man groans, drawing her attention back. 

She should call an ambulance. She should call the police but searching for her phone is going to take time and–is he the only one? Don’t animals hunt in packs?  He was the only one in her apartment but that’s no guarantee that he came alone. Things like this usually happen in pairs or threes. At least, she assumes they do from the movies she’s seen. Fuck. 

She starts pacing, shoving back the hair out of her face. Her options are limited and reality does not include a fictional detective. Does she call the cops? Is she going to be arrested? What if they think she lured him in to kill him or this is some kind of domestic dispute? How would she prove she doesn’t know him? Though, she’d be a terrible killer if that was the plan. Would she be arrested? What would happen to her work? The restaurant is still standing by sheer will and her refusal to give in to whoever is buying the places around them. This could be held against her and her work. 

Fuck. 

Her face scrunches up in realization. She needs help and her best option is the man she ran from earlier. Billy is involved with…something, but they parted on good terms and he’s made it clear that she’s welcome back into his bed and life when she wants. At the very least, whatever he’s involved in might give him an advantage. It might give her one. He might have a better idea of what she should do next. Still, it’s not enough. Why was he even here? 

Nadine crouches down. “Hey,” she nudges the man. “Hey! I’ll call you an ambulance, just tell me why you’re here. Who sent you?” 

He sneers at her. “Fffffuck you, bitchhh.” His words slur together as his eyes roll to the back of his head. The hand that was pressing the wound on his leg drops. 

“Hey! Hey!” She reaches out and shakes him but there’s no response. Inwardly cursing, she stands. There’s no point arguing with a dead man. Especially one who can’t respond. “Fuck!” She wipes her face with the back of her hand. She’s still holding the knife. She drops it. She stares down at the knife and the way blood pools around it. “Where’s Sam Spade when you need him?” she laughs wildly. Maybe they’ll think she snapped. Like a postal worker only the chef version. 

The man doesn’t move but that doesn’t stop her from keeping an eye on him as she creeps to her door. The reminder of the threat of another killer sits in the back of her mind. She’s already picked up the knife again, aware that it probably wasn’t a good idea but needing to be armed anyway. It would be worth it if she needed it. 

She unlocks the door and pauses, listening, but the hall is silent in response and the only thing she can hear is the way her heart pounds in her ears. There are no shadows in the crack between it and the floor. She opens the door slowly. The hallway is eerily empty. The chaos of her apartment hasn’t stretched this far. 

As soon as she’s sure that no one’s there, she books it down the hall. Billy’s door feels like a beacon of hope. She nearly slams into it and starts knocking. Repeatedly. Her panic and fear finally start to make itself known and she can’t stop looking down the halls, expecting the man’s partner to appear and try to kill her in return. 

“Hold on!” she hears Billy in his apartment. “I’m coming!” 

She can’t stop knocking. 

The door swings open. “What?” His anger melts into confusion at the sight of her. She must look insane. “Nadine? What the fuck happened? Are you okay?” 

She shoves her way into his apartment and he lets her. “No! There’s a man in my apartment! OR there was. I think he’s dead now. There was a lot of blood. I mean, I’d dealt with animals before but not–” her throat tightens. “Not like that.” 

He straightens, ducking his head out his door as he checks down the hall before he closes it and slides the lock shut. He turns towards her, coming forward slowly with his hands in plain sight. “What man?” 

“I don’t know! He was just there!”

“Okay, it’s okay sweetheart. Come on, sit down.” He ushers her to a chair. She sits automatically.

“I can’t–Billy, he attacked me! I don’t–I didn’t call the cops. I just…I don’t even know where my phone is. I needed help.”

“And you came to me,” he sounds satisfied. “I’ll take care of it, okay? You need…let’s get you into a shower. Wash off the blood. I’ll go to your apartment and get some of your things. You can’t stay there, you shouldn’t go back.”

There is a steadiness to Billy and the way he’s confident about taking care of everything. The fear eases in this place. It’s bright and familiar and while nothing feels safe really, she feels like she can breathe. 

“Shouldn’t…shouldn’t we call the cops? Tell them?”

Billy nods. “Come on. Once you shower, you can rest, okay?” 

“Okay.” She lets him lead her to his bathroom. The adrenaline is starting to wear off and she’s almost too tired to shower but the moment she looks in the mirror, she realizes how much blood is on her. A glance down proves she’s left footprints. Maybe they won’t need to call the cops. Someone else might beat them to it. 

She’s used his shower before. It’s the same layout as her own bathroom but somehow it feels different. Maybe it’s the way the water is tinged with red, or how everything smells like him. She hears Billy step into the room, leaving clothes behind and throwing her previous ones into a bag. He doesn’t press for anything else. 

She’s not sure how long she stands there under the water but she still doesn’t feel entirely clean when she gets out. Exhaustion has hit and it’s worn her down. She dries off, wraps her hair up in a towel, quickly lathers on cream and gets dressed in the clothes that he left for her. Thankfully, it’s some of her own. 

She opens the door slowly, fear still lingering enough to make her cautious now with every action, every step. When she turns the corner, she catches sight of her lockscreen as Billy places her phone in a drawer and closes it. He looks up, catching sight of her. Before she can ask what he’s doing, there’s a knock at the door. 

mise en place tag: @muchadoaboutcj @koiwrites @chrissymunson  @nageill

oc taglist: @raith-way @arrthurpendragon @veetlegeuse @chickensarentcheap @residentdormouse @endless-oc-creations @stanshollaand @wordspin-shares @chrissymunson

billy russo tag: @wheresthesunshinesblog @muchadoaboutcj

[tomcherryoldtimeradioshow]

Tom Cherry's Old Time Radio Show presents The Adventures of Sam Spade on June 24, 2023 at the Farmland Community Center at 3:00 pm! A lucky audience member will get a chance to play It Pays to Be Ignorant and Katy Wolfe will sing!

Featuring the talents of Sean Orlosky, Bob Green, Katy Wolfe, Jeff Shull, Jeff Rapkin, Larry Beck and Debby Girtman with soundman Cliff Lowe and special guest star, Todd Terrell!

That’s June 24 at 3:00 pm at the Farmland Community Center (100 N. Main St, Farmland, Indiana)! Tickets are just a dollar! For more information, please call 765-468-7631.

Radio fun for everyone!

Photograph by Cindy Lowe

[citizenscreen]

Lurene Tuttle (as secretary Effie Perrine) and Howard Duff (as Sam Spade) for CBD Radio’s “The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective” in 1948.

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Gathering of the Greatest Gumshoes - Number 18

Welcome to A Gathering of the Greatest Gumshoes! During this month-long event, I’ll be counting my Top 31 Favorite Fictional Detectives, from movies, television, literature, video games, and more!

SLEUTH-OF-THE-DAY’S QUOTE: “You don’t have to trust me, as long as you can persuade me to trust you.”

Number 18 is…Sam Spade.

We’ve talked about a few noir-style detectives already, and there will be at least a couple more still to come. In noir fiction, the detective’s role is often slightly different than in more conventional, straightforward murder mysteries. In these stories, while there may well be a mystery to be solved, the real focus is less on figuring out the culprit, and more the direct stoppage of crime. Noir fiction focuses more on corruption, treachery, and the seedy underbelly of society, with villains at the top of the heap causing trouble, and a hero who is much further down the social ladder having to struggle against seemingly insurmountable odds to see justice done. Arguably the quintessential noir style detective – the name I first think of when I think of the genre – is this character: Sam Spade.

Spade started out as the main protagonist of one of the greatest crime novels ever written, “The Maltese Falcon.” This is the first detective based on a piece of literature (unless you count Ranpo from Bungo Stray Dogs) where I have to admit I haven’t actually read the source material. HOWEVER, I have seen the famous 1941 film adaptation of the story, which starred Humphrey Bogart as the character. The film, like the book it’s based on, is considered one of the greatest of its genre and its time. The story begins when Spade and his fellow private eye, Miles Archer, are contacted by a young woman who wishes to find her missing sister. When Archer goes missing, presumed murdered, Spade goes on a quest to find out who killed his associate. In typical fashion for this kind of story, Spade follows the tangled knots, and discovers there’s much more going on than meets the eye. There were other adaptations before the 1941 “Maltese Falcon,” but it was that picture that put the character of Sam Spade on the map, and created perhaps the most iconic piece of film noir of all time. Bogart would forever be associated with playing characters like Sam Spade: hard-boiled, trenchcoat-clad gumshoes who cynically stroll through life, trying to bring some good in dark, dingy places, while dealing with troubles of the heart and the stressful cares of life. It is Bogart’s Sam Spade many people think of and typically parody when they think of the classic noir detective, above all others. Spade is a good detective, as the mystery of what happened to Archer is ultimately revealed through his reasoning, but the focus is really on him unraveling the twisted web of deceptions and crimes surrounding this one sorry happenstance. He carries himself in a way that has a sense of world-weary cynicism, yet is also charming, witty, and, despite his somewhat shabby demeanor, surprisingly clever. He is both romantic and yet down-to-Earth, and just about every fedora-topped detective that came after followed his example.

While “Maltese Falcon” is Spade’s most famous appearance, it was not the end of the character. In the world of literature, his creator, Dashiell Hammett, would write four more adventures for Spade in the form of short stories. There would also be multiple radio depictions of Sam Spade, including adaptations of the Falcon (two of which would have Bogart reprise the role), and a series for NBC called “The Adventures of Sam Spade.” This program starred Howard Duff (and later Steve Dunne) as the detective, and was really more of a spoof of the character. Spoof or not, however, Duff would become almost as renowned as Bogart in the role, reprising the character several times after the series ended for other radio appearances. Most recently, earlier this same year, AMC+ began a streaming TV series called “Monsieur Spade,” which stars Clive Owen in the role of the sleuth, who has “retired” to France.

There have also been parody characters directly inspired by Spade; two of my favorites were both coincidentally named “Sam Diamond,” combining Spade’s name (perhaps unintentionally) with that of another famous radio sleuth, Richard Diamond (whom you may recall from the Honorable Mentions). One of these Diamonds appeared in the comedy film “Murder By Death,” played by Columbo himself, Peter Falk. The other was a guest star in an episode of “The Addams Family,” played by Tommy Farrell.

Be he named Spade or Diamond, and be he portrayed as funny or serious, the legacy of good ol’ Sam has clearly flown farther than any falcon could ever imagine.

Tomorrow, the countdown continues with Number 17!

CLUE: “I don’t believe a detective exists who likes to see his trenchcoat ruined…”

[identity-library]

Disability (Web Series)

A:

Apricot Cookie(s)! (Web Comic)

Sunshine Jubilee (Unspecified Disability, Wheelchair User)

B:

Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webtoon)

Barbara Gordon/Oracle (Paralyzed Wheelchair User)

Bugtopia (Webtoon)

Chestnut (Blind)

Tera (Amputee)

C:

Castle Swimmer (Webtoon)

Mono (Mute)

Nethimir (Amputee)

Silver (Blind, Limited Mobility)

Critical Role (Web Series)

Ashton Greymoore (Chronic Pain)

D:

E:

Echo (Webtoon)

Echo Dreia (Selective Mutism)

Emara (YouTube)

Dhabian (Amputee, Wheelchair User)

Epithet Erased (YouTube)

Mera Salamin (Chronic Pain)

Eyes (Webtoon)

Juan Seo (Partially Blind)

F:

Flawless (Webtoon)

Elios Zanquen (Blind)

G:

H:

Helluva Boss (YouTube)

Fizzarolli (Multi-Limb Amputee)

High Class Homos (Webtoon)

Princess Sapphia (Amputee)

Homestuck (Web Comic)

Caliborn (Amputee)

Lord English (Amputee)

Mindfang (Amputee, Partially Blind)

Sollux Captor (Blind)

Spades Slick (Amputee, Partially Blind)

Tavros Nitram (Paralyzed, Wheelchair)

Terezi Pyrope (Blind)

Vriska Serket (Amputee, Partially Blind)

How to Become a Dragon (Webtoon)

Yeongno (Partially Blind)

I:

In the Bleak Midwinter (Webtoon)

Ivan (Facial Difference)

Misha (Diabetes)

It's Mine (Webtoon)

Hyuna Lee (Cancer, Wheelchair User)

J:

K:

L:

Leif & Thorn (Web Comic)

Agent D10 (Ocular Albinism)

Birch Persil (Amputee)

Calyx Carvi (Unspecified Disabilities)

Cress Fenouil (Vitiligo)

Cyan (Amputee)

Hawthorn Lavande (Autistic [Changeling Syndrome])

Hazel Cherieshnya (Joint Inflammation)

Hermosa Zikos (Brain Damage)

Iona Nibelungsen (Limb Difference)

Lupine Lavande (Autistic [Changeling Syndrome])

Patotara Kaihanga (Mute - Vocal Cord Paralysis)

Patrik Gagarr (Amputee)

Thorn Estragon (Limited Mobility)

Torsten (Hand Tremors)

Vainø Svansson (Deaf)

Let's Play (Webtoon)

Olivia (Deaf, Mute)

Sam Young (Asthma)

M:

Monster Pulse (Web Comic)

Abel Elizondo (Partially Blind)

Ned McNulty (Amputee)

Ozzy Dieter (Hard of Hearing)

Roger Maugras Sr. (Amputee)

Sophie (Amputee)

Rixis (Limited Mobility*)

Mystery Skulls Animated (YouTube)

Arthur Kingsmen (Amputee)

N:

Nevermore (Webtoon)

Lenore Vandernacht (Unspecified Disability, Cane User)

O:

Out of the Blue (Webtoon)

Felix (Blind)

P:

Postcards in Braille (Tapas)

Sigma (Blind)

Q:

R:

Rebirth (Webtoon)

Noah Collins (Unspecified Chronic Illnesses)

Red Comet Drive (Tapas)

Ceta (Double Amputee, Wheelchair User)

S:

Serious Trans Vibes (Webtoon)

Stephanie "Stephie" Bondu (Autistic)

Sharp Zero (Tapas)

Daniel Becket (Autistic)

Elliot Hong (ADHD)

Sleepless Domain (Web Comic)

Pop Blitz (Amputee)

Spaceboy (Webtoon)

Amy (Synesthesia)

Sunflowers and Lavender (Tapas)

Gabe (Amputee)

Georgie (Autistic)

T:

The Angel in the Forest (Webtoon)

Eliot (Partially Blind)

Montimer (Limited Mobility)

Richie (Limb Difference, Limited Mobility)

The Blind Prince (Webtoon)

Sebastian (Blind)

The Friendly Winter (Webtoon)

Da-Jeong Han (Dwarfism)

Min-Seong (Intellectual Disability)

The Guild (Web Show)

Venom (Paralyzed)

The Mysqueery Gang (Webtoon)

Archie (Chronic Pain, Cane User)

Rash (ADHD)

Total Drama Next Generation (YouTube)

Kevin (Dyslexia)

Steven (Unspecified Disability, Wheelchair User)

U:

V:

Vampair (YouTube)

Duke (Amputee)

Melissa "Missi" Dumarias (Missing Eye, Partially Blind)

Vindicaris (Tapas/Webtoon)

Arbo (Amputee)

Sel (Amputee)

W:

Watermelon (Webtoon)

Ban (Amputee)

Doran (Blind)

Luna (Unspecified Chronic Illness)

Simon (Unspecified Chronic Illness)

Woven (Webtoon)

Ayşe (Blind)

X:

Y:

Z:

[toonabby]

Q3 2024 anniversary recap

Anniversaries between July and September.

1964 and earlier

Bob Baker (writer of Doctor Who, co-creator of K9, and screenwriter of Wallace & Gromit) ✝ - Born July 26, 1939

Lily Tomlin (voice of Ms. Frizzle) - Born September 1, 1939

Sam Elliot - Born August 9, 1944

B.J. Ward - Born September 12, 1944

Michael Douglas - Born September 25, 1944

Barbara Goodson - Born August 16, 1949

Miyuki Ichijou ✝ - Born August 23, 1949

Philip Williams ✝ (Canadian voice actor) - Born July 28, 1954

Peter Hannan (creator of CatDog) - Born August 13, 1954

Ian Falconer ✝ (creator of Olivia) - Born August 25, 1959

Noggin the Nog - September 11, 1959

Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy - September 19, 1959

The Quick Draw McGraw Show - September 27, 1959

Yeardley Smith (voice actress of Lisa Simpson) - Born July 3, 1964

David Spade (comedian and voice actor of Kuzco) - Born July 22, 1964

Tom McGarth (co-creator of the Madagascar franchise as well as the de-facto voice of Skipper the penguin) - Born August 7, 1964

William Slayers (voice actor of Rigby) - Born August 16, 1964

Mary Poppins - August 27, 1964

KEANU REEVES - Born September 2, 1964

Bewitched - September 17, 1964

Jonny Quest - September 18, 1964

J. Michael Mendel ✝ (creator of The Modifyers) - Born September 24, 1946

1969

Cree Summer (voice of Numbah 5, Foxxy Love, Selina Kyle, Elmyra Duff, and more) - Born July 7

Rachael Lillis ✝ (former English voice actress of Misty, Jessie and Jigglypuff) - Born July 8

Chris Kratt (creator and voice actor of Wild Kratts, younger brother of Martin) - Born July 9

Ken Jeong (voice actor of Short Fuse) - Born July 13

Godfrey (voice actor of Mr. Stubborn) - Born July 21

James Arnold Taylor (voice actor of Johnny Test, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Wooldoor Sockbat) - Born July 22

Naomi Ishida ✝ (color designer for KyoAni) - Born August 6

Brian Drummond (voice actor of Vegata and Ryuk) - Born August 10

Kate Higgins (English voice actor of Sakura Haruno, Ami Mizuno, and IF) - Born August 16

Edward Norton (former actor of MCU Bruce Banner) - Born August 18

Matthew Perry ✝ (actor of Chandler Bing) - Born August 19

Jack Black (voice actor of Po, Lenny, and Bowser) - Born August 28

The Pink Panther Show - September 6

Sabrina, The Teenage Witch - September 12

Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines - September 13

The Perils of Penelope Pitstop - September 13

Tyler Perry (actor of Madea) - Born September 13

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! - September 13

1974

Mike Wingert (voice actor of Iron Man and Po) - Born July 4

Oliver Twist - July 10

Lauren Fost (creator of MLP:FIM and DCSHG2019) - Born July 25

The Three Musketeers - August 15

Dunderklumpen! - September 26

Devlin - September 7

Hong Kong Phooey - September 7

The New Adventures of Gilligan - September 7

Partridge Family 2200 A.D. - September 7

These Are the Days - September 7

U.S. of Archie - September 7

Valley of the Dinosaurs - September 7

Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch - September 7

Great Mazinger - September 8

1979

Kevin Hart (voice actor of Snowball and George Beard) - Born July 6

Yamato: The New Voyage - July 14

Adventures of the Polar Cubs - July 21

Starland Trio - July 21

Dokkaebi Gamtu - July 28

Jason Momoa (actor of Aquaman) - Born August 1

Galaxy Express 999 - August 4

Drew Nelson (voice actor of Duncan) - Born August 11

Peter Browngardt (creator and voice actor of Uncle Grandpa) - Born August 13

Rickety Rocket - September 1

Fred and Barney Meet the Thing - September 8

The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle - September 8

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table - September 9

The New Fat Albert Show - September 9

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie - September 14

Future Boy Conan - September 15

Les Misérables - September 15

Star Blazers - September 17

Casper and the Angels - September 22

Flash Gordon - September 22

Mighty Man and Yukk - September 22

The New Shmoo - September 22

The Plastic Man Comedy-Adventure Show - September 22

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo - September 22

Spider-Woman - September 22

The Super Globetrotters - September 22

The World's Greatest Super Friends - September 22

Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari - September 28

1984

Noozles - July 7

Andrea Libman (voice actress of Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy) - Born July 19

Ryouhei Kimura (Japanese voice actor of Hideki Hinata) - Born July 30

Gina Rodriguez (voice actress of Carmen Sandiego and SCOOB!Velma Dinkley) - Born July 30

Ginger Sue (voice actress of Nia and Trudy from My Time at Sandrock) - Born August 1

Raphael Bob-Waskberg (creator of Bojack Horseman) - Born August 17

Zehra Fazal (voice actress of General Yunan, Fran and Henny from The BeatBuds, Let's Jam) - Born August 28

Heathcliff - September 3

Challenge of the GoBots - September 8

Pink Panther and Sons - September 8

Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show - September 8

Voltron - September 10

Muppet Babies - September 15

Snorks - September 15

Turno Teen - September 15

The Transformers (or G1 Transformers) - September 17

1989

Mega Man 2 - July 11

Little Nemo - July 15

Daniel Radcliffe (actor of Harry Potter) - Born July 23

Andrew Cadwell (voice actor of Howard Weinerman) - Born July 25

Mother/EarthBound: Beginnings - July 27

Babar: The Movie - July 28

Kiki's Delivery Service - July 29

Zelda Williams (daughter of late comedian Robin Williams) - Born July 31

Natalie Hoover (voice actress of Sonia Nevermind and Tiara) - Born August 7

Alexis Tipton (voice actress of Kaguya Shinomiya, Kurumi Tokisaki, and Lucina) - Born August 11

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero - September 2

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - September 4

Lindsay Jones (voice actress of Ruby Rose) - Born September 6

Daiki Yamashita (Japanese voice actor of Izuku Midoriya) - Born September 7

The Legend of Zelda - September 8

Beetlejuice - September 9

Captain N: The Game Master - September 9

The Karate Kid - September 9

Capcom's DuckTales - September 14

Kazumi Evans (voice actress of Adagio Dazzle, Iris, and Rogue the Bat) - Born September 14

Camp Candy - September 16

The California Raisin Show - September 16

Dink, the Little Dinosaur - September 16

Ring Raiders - September 16

Rude Dog and the Dweebs - September 16

Rumi Okubo (Japanese voice actress of Cure Muse, Astolfo, Nana Hiiragi and Mobius) - Born September 27

Makoto Furukawa (Japanese voice actor of Saitama and Miyuki Shirogane) - Born September 29

1994

Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly - July 9

Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture - July 16

Super Kid (infamous DB knock-off) - July 23

Earthworm Jim - August 2

Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie - August 6

The Brothers Grunt - August 15

Baki the Grappler - August 21

The King of Fighters '94 - August 25

EarthBound - August 27

Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights - September 3

Samura Shodown: The Motion Picture - September 8

Mortal Kombat II - September 9

Bump in the Night - September 10

The Magic School Bus - September 10

ReBoot - September 10

The Tick - September 10

Mega Man - September 11

Street Sharks - September 11

Highlander: The Animated Series - September 18

Friends - September 22

Fantastic Four - September 24

Iron Man - September 24

Jansen Panettiere ✝ (voice actor of Truman X and Periwinkle) - Born September 25

1999

Raven Viceral (voiced Velma in the Scooby Doo Springtrapped short film) - Born July 6

Claire Corlett (voice actress of Sweetie Belle) - Born July 9

Pokemon: The Movie 2000 - July 17

Prince of Persia - July 20

Mario Golf - July 26

Lupin II: The Columbus Files - July 30

Madeline: Lost in Paris - August 3

The Iron Giant - August 6

Digimon - August 14

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Adolescence of Utena - August 14

Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie - August 21

Phil Ava (voice actor of Castor, Aki, and Hitoshi Ichiro) - Born August 29

Sonic Underground - August 30

Dragon Tales - September 6

Sabrina: The Animated Series - September 6

Michelle Creber (voice actress of Apple Bloom) - Born September 7

Dreamcast (US) - September 9

Sonic Adventure (US) - September 9

Soulcalibur (US) - September 9

Detention - September 11

Beast Machines - September 18

The Big Guy and Rusty - September 18

Monster Rancher - September 18

Rescue Heroes - September 18

Mission Hill - September 24

Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein - September 28

Final Fantasy VI (US) - September 30

Pac-Man World - September 30

2004

Tales of Symphonia (US) - July 13

Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga - July 15

Puyo Pop Fever - July 20

Brooke Johnson (voice actress of Marley Crawford in Animated and Amelia in Crush Crush) - Born July 23

Channel Chasers (A Fairly OddParents special) - July 23

O'Grady - July 30

Justice League Unlimited - July 31

Stroker & Hoop - August 1

Cartoon Network: Block Party - August 5

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends - August 13

Brandy and Mr. Whiskers - August 21

Viewtiful Joe (US) - August 24

Atomic Betty - August 29

Pikmin 2 - August 30

Father of the Pride - August 31

Phantom Brave (US) - August 31

Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends - September 7

The Batman - September 11

Pokemon: Advanced Challenge - September 11

Higglytown Heroes - September 13

F-Zero: GP Legend (anime) - September 18

F-Zero: GP Legend (game) - September 18

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! - September 18

Katamari Damacy (US) - September 22

Lauren Kong (voice actress of Luna and Ann from My Time at Sandrock) - Born September 28

2009

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - July 1

Street Fighter IV (US) - July 7

Killer Bean Forever - July 14

Stoked - July 16

Totally Spies! The Movie - July 22

The King of Fighters XII (US) - July 28

Puyo Puyo 7 - July 30

Glenn Martin, DDS - August 17

Batman: Arkham Asylum - August 25

Dissidia Final Fantasy - August 25

Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 - August 29

Dinosaur Train - September 7

9 - September 9

Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps - September 12

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (US) - September 14

Barbie and the Three Musketeers - September 15

Scribblenauts - September 15

Archer - September 17

Community - September 17

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - September 18

Noonbory and the Super Seven - September 19

Pearlie - September 19

The Cleveland Show - September 27

Titan Maximum - September 27

2014

The 7D - July 7

Astroblast! - July 12

Shantae: Risky's Revenge - July 15

Planes: Fire & Rescue - July 18

Freedom Planet - July 21

Five Nights at Freddy's - August 8

Stand by Me Doraemon - August 8

Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed (US) - August 12

Hyrule Warriors - August 14

Dora and Friends: Into the City! - August 18

Tales of Xilla 2 (US) - August 19

Azure Striker Gunvolt - August 20

BlazBlue: Clone Phantasma (US) - August 21

Bojack Horseman - August 22

New Initial D - August 23

Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1 (US) - August 27

Fairy Fencer F (US) - September 16

Mr. Pickles - September 21

Jorel's Brother - September 22

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (US) - September 30

2019

Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart - July 1

Senran Kagura: Peach Ball (US) - July 9

Molly of Denali - July 15

Where's Waldo - July 20

Fire Emblem: Three Houses - July 26

Twelve Forever - July 29

The Angry Birds Movie 2 - August 2

Infinity Train - August 5

BoBoiBoy Movie 2 - August 8

Trouble - August 8

Dora and the Lost City of Gold - August 9

Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling - August 9

Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus - August 16

Crystar (US) - August 27

Azur Lane: Crosswave - August 29

Middle School Moguls - September 2

River City Girls - September 5

Archibald's Next Big Thing - September 6

Power Players - September 21

Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX - September 26

DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders - September 27

Bless the Harts - September 29

2024

Zenless Zone Zero - July 4

Trails Through Daybreak - July 5

Exploding Kittens - July 12

Wonderoos - July 15

Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 - July 19

SutoPuri: Strawberry School Festival!!! - July 19

Primos - July 25

Mononoke the Movie: Phantom in the Rain - July 26

Zegapain STA - August 16

Mermaid Magic - August 22

Gundam Breaker 4 - August 29

Kamitsubaki City Ensemble - August 29

Uma Musume Pretty Derby - Party Dash - August 30

Kindergarten: The Musical - September 3

Gimmick! 2 - September 5

Universal Basic Guy - September 8

Touhou Genso Wanderer: FORESIGHT - September 18

Death end re;Quest: Code Z - September 19

Everybody Still Hates Chris - September 25

The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki – Farewell, O Zemuria - September 26